The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-01
TOWN AND COUNTRY
LOCAL LAcoNcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY oUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

Clarke & Co, this week. They have some
thing to say that will int rest you.
We yield our usual editorial space this
week to the communication Of a Vance
county farmer, which Will prove very i'll
tcrestinG reading.
See advertisements in another column
announcing sale of valuable farm and to-
bacco prize house, by II. L. Watkins, at
torney. Next Saturday is the date.
The GOLD LEAF rises to congratulate the
people Of Henderson upon the future pros
pcrity that evidently is in store for them.
Never was the future outlook of our town
and trade better.
We desire to give the news OF the county
complete every week. TO do this, we MIST
haye the hearty cooperation of our friends
throughout the county. Will you aid u>
to this extent?
North Carolina is the place for bright
tobacco. At the Danville Tobacco Fair
this State took the 1St, 2nd and 3rd preml'
INNS on bright wrappers. II. l.. William
son, Of Wake county, bore OF first prize,
$500.
Miss Lille Cayce, one of Richmond
fairest and most radiant maidens, who is
as charming and vivacious in manner as
she is beautiful and attractive in person,
is the guest of Mrs. John ID. Cooper, in our
town.
After several days Of unusually warm
weather for the season, a regular cold
wave struck us Monday night. III IRE was
A remarkable change in the temperature
within few hours when it did commence
to turn cold.
Little Sallic, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Il. l.. Jones, drew the handsome doll ut
the matinee of the Rose Osborne company
Saturday afternoon. 1t is needless to say
the little lady was more than proud ut her
good fortune.
The Misses IIargroye, the highly accom-
plished and attractive daughters of Col.
John Hargrove, Of Townsville, have
made Henderson social circles rich with
the sweet incense of their charming pres
ence for some days past.
The Greensboro Workman learns that
the Conference of the Methodist Protes-
tant church will meet in Henderson next
wear. We promise in advance that this
body will be accorded a hearty welcome
and entertained with warmcst hospitality
10y our people.
Now is the time to subscribe for the
COLD LEAF. A years subscription will
cover the coming presidential campaign,
from the preliminary skirmishing through
TO the announcement Of the final result.
We. aim to make the paper better than
ever next year.
In one of our exchanges we find this
and it is true every word Of it. Read 1t
farmers, and reflect upon it:
The way to good living and success as a
farmer, i bread and meat, 4 plenty for
. man and beast. You may laugh at this,
but did you ever know a man who made
ON his own farm enough to eat to give a
mortgage. and beg for credit, beg to be
''trIIsted - You never did.
Dear reader, if you failed to give thanks
on Thursday you made a mistake. OF
course this is a hard old world to live in,
and very few of It's get out of it alive; yet
1t contain much that we ought to be truly
thankful for. How dOyOu feel since you
refused to close up your place of business
and give yourself over to such celebration
of the day as was meet and proper? Any
better, think you?
Here is something for the young folks to
amuse themselves over. We find this in
tIgc PdiReSriiLe Democrat. 1t says:
clerk counted out basket of eggs,
took out two at a time and one remained =;
took out three at a time and one remained
four at time and one remained five at n
time and one remained six at time and
one remained F.; but when he took out seven
at time none remained. How many eggs
were in the basket?
It is astonishing how small dose of
enterprise properly administered affects a
town. Henderson will soon have railroad
connection with Durham, and now she be-
gins to advocate another to Nashville
Pr09Fessiee Farmer.
Yes, and not only that, but we are agita-
ting the question of a railroad from here
to Danviile. This would be long stride
toward greatness and permanent prosperity
. for our town, and the GOLD LEAF will not
tablished.
Our people did not observe Thanksgiv
ing Day very generally. The usual place:
Of business kept open, and although there
were church opportunities, few persons
comparatively speaking, availed them
selves thereof. A joint service was hello
ut the Baptist church, and Rev. Alex
Sprunt preached an excellent sermon. Al
effort was made to have the stores closed
but this miscarried because one or TIVE
merchants would not sign the agreement
Comment is unnecessary.
The GOLD LEAF acknowledges will
pleasure visits from several of its friend
from the country. 1t is always pleasant T.
have them call and tell US the news o
their neighborhood and to speak words o
encouragement to us as many have done
Il cOnvinces us that our efforts to furnish
good, clean, readable paper are appreciated
1t is our aim to make the GOLD LEAF al
acceptable visitor in the homes of our pee
pie. If our friends will speak word TO
US, and urge their ReighbOr to subscribe TO
the paper, we will greatly appreciate tn
kindness.
sales Of tobacco in this market hay
been remarkably heavy disring the mont
. OF November. Mr.. d. T. Cooper tells u
pc has sold more tobacco this month tina
: he ever did in any one month since he ha
been engaged in the warehouse business
fifteen years. Usually the sales are not S
heavy at this season of the year. And
most encouraging thing about all this
the fact, that very much of this Tobacco
eanuaS fFoln now tarritorx- au,c, osf ,>o,.o,,